Santos Brand, Mustard Seeds packed in clear plastic bags, 3.5 ounces, 16 ounces

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Santos Brand, Mustard Seeds packed in clear plastic bags, 3.5 ounces, 16 ounces Santos Inc. · reported 2012-06-27

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The recall was initiated after it was discovered during a routine inspection that the products i.e. various kinds of flours, legumes and spices were cross packaged on shared equipment with peanuts and wheat flour. The products i.e. various kinds of flours, legumes and spices were distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of peanuts or wheat, but may contain traces of it.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2012-05-18
Reported by the agency: 2012-06-27
Closed out (terminated): 2013-09-25
Recalling firm: Santos Inc.
San Leandro, CA
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Distributed to retail markets in Northern California.
States we parsed from that text: CA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Sauces, condiments & spicesderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1471-2012

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